what is meant by the "self-fulfilling prophecy?

Answer 1

It's when you make a statement about how you believe something will work out and make sure it happens that way.

For example, you might say "I will have a really bad time at the party tonight"

Because you're mind is set on not enjoying yourself, you'll go with a negative frame of mind and will make it impossible to have a good time.

You therefore fulfil your own prophecy.

Answer 2

A self fulfilling prophecy is something you predict will happen to you does. For example if you have a transit system and you say it's not going to be used , but you underfund it, don't advertise it and then wonder why it failed , that is a self fulfilling prophecy.

Answer 3

Its a prophecy that will come true because people believe it will. Like if I said that a big city would be attacked, you would say it came true on 9/11, when really I had no idea if it would come true, but because you thought it would it did come true (in a way.)

Answer 4

Another way to look at it is this way: what we think of ourselves comes out in our feelings, choices, and behaviours. So we do, in a way create our destiny, thus the self-fulfillment concept.
I hope this makes simple a rather complex answer.

Answer 5

things do happen -- whether we like it or not. they were due to happen. put these facts in priority. the "self-fulfilling" prophesy is part of that "going to happen one way or the other". If we think hard enough about a certain act or action -- consciously or unconsciously we tend to do things that way and finally that act does happen. I am sure it helps.

Answer 6

It is like when you are riding a bicycle. If you turn your head and look at something, it is likely your bicycle or motorcycle will travel in that direction. The same happens with life.

Answer 7

There is the theory that if you want something enough it will happen. I believe we can apply this negatively or positively. The mind is more powerful than we give it credit for.

Answer 8

It means, for example, that you see in a dream, or that you state, 'That dog is gonna get run over,' and it happens. Or something along those lines.


Sash.

Answer 9

To make your own prediction come true. I say I'm stupid, therefore, I become stupid. Wait a sec. No, I'm not. Did I say that?

Answer 10

that fact that it was prophesised to happen makes it more likely to actually happen.

example - I tell you, on the way to work tomorrow you're going to crash your car. When you drive tomorrow you're worrying about what I said so you do actually crash your car.

if it hadn't been prohesised, it would have been less likely to have happened.